In the spring of 2015, a fashion shoot was taking place at a studio somewhere in Tokyo. Actress Nana Eikura gracefully stood before the camera. Wearing new looks from renowned fashion houses like Fendi, Valentino, and Tom Ford, she gazed into the lens with a dignified presence. Having debuted as an exclusive model for a women's fashion magazine, Eikura is also thriving as an actress, with a film due for release this fall. We asked her how she feels right now. When we asked her about fashion just after the shoot, she replied, "Even if it's just for a shoot, I'm happy to be able to wear elaborate clothes." She also showed signs of being surprised when she heard the price of the sweater she wore in the shoot. She also revealed that sometimes she chooses her fashion while thinking about her future self, saying, "I like to stretch a little, imagine the person I want to be, and own the things I want to wear." When asked what she imagines when she hears the word "adult woman," she laughs and says, "Steady. Unyielding. Something like that." However, she adds, "I feel like the more adult a woman is, the more innocent she is. A woman who has seen many things is innocent. She has a broad capacity and is always trying to expand. It's fine to have strong opinions, but there's something wrong with only living within your own framework. Generations change, so I think being able to accept different generations is what makes you an adult." She then reveals something she recently realized. "In my line of work, I used to think that watching movies and reading books was learning, but I've realized that it's not just that," she says. She loves the ocean and visits the sea of Okinawa about twice a year. "There's a fear in the ocean that you can't overcome on your own. But the ocean offers a wonderful world you've never seen before that transcends that fear, and you make discoveries that are hard to put into words. I feel like the unknown is revealed through the ocean." Perhaps everything we see and feel leads to learning.

Lately, she's been interested in "things related to the human body." Wanting to understand the importance of what we put in our mouths, she began studying nutrition. That said, it doesn't mean she's obsessively committed to organic food. "My job requires us to live in a variety of places and environments. That's why I don't want to create a situation where we can't survive without something, not just food, but the things around us," she says.

I felt her strength in these words.